The former FBI agent’s pardon came after his co-defendant’s daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
Documents suggest Epstein met with Gates at the convicted child sex offender’s Manhattan home, alongside Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel and right-wing media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
The Prime Minister’s allies believe he has survived the attempted coup against him, but few outside Downing Street expect him to last for much longer, reports Adam Bienkov
How did Reform’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election go from being a ‘fully-paid up member of the liberal left’ to a Farage disciple, asks David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer’s chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
The Prime Minister should use this moment to shine a light on the dark forces corrupting our democracy, argues former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
The sex-trafficker’s fingerprints are all over the early rise of the alt-right and the far-right conspiracy movements that would follow, new documents reveal
Keir Starmer insists he is sticking by his chief adviser in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, but others have their doubts, reports Adam Bienkov
A former Israeli Prime Minister and intelligence chief described Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein as “owners” of a venture fund. The founder of Palantir, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson, has denied the claim – but emails reveal how Thiel cultivated Epstein as a business partner
The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates
Trump-supporting AI firms have complained that electricity shortages and environmental regulations are hampering the industry in the United States
An example must be set for all politicians considering abusing their position for personal gain, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was appointed as an ambassador to an unregistered charity connected to a Russian ‘black PR’ operation
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good
Peter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform to conduct mass deportation. Are its tools now targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration?
Government and media organisations used the power of words to shift moral responsibility for the ICE killings, argues linguist Dan Clayton
The President is using Soviet-style redirection to wage an information war across America, argues Grant Stern
The growing backlash against ICE’s killing of Alex Pretti will be a turning point in public opinion towards the President, predicts Alexandra Hall Hall
On policy and raw politics, Keir Starmer’s leadership is crushing dreams of a better world, argues Mainstream co-founder Neal Lawson
Nigel Farage’s cryptocurrency partner is tied to Trump-supporting tech firms and senior Conservative figures, reports Nafeez Ahmed
The PM’s decision to block Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election risks handing the seat to Nigel Farage, and ultimately triggering his own downfall. It didn’t have to be this way, argues Adam Bienkov
As Elizabeth Hurley and Prince Harry give evidence at the Mail trial, some wider themes and personalities emerge beyond the claims of illegality
As the Daily Mail goes on trial for alleged lawbreaking, a new poll finds seven-in-ten voters demand independent regulation of the press
The President’s increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis
A fundamental break from the old regime is required – it can only come from the outside but must command credibility and popular assent
Allegations that the Mail engaged in phone hacking, landline tapping, burglaries, and the theft of medical records are threatening to derail its £500 million takeover of the Telegraph
Campaigners fear plans to warehouse migrants in army bases will increase community tensions and embolden the far-right
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump’s delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
The Canadian Prime Minister’s powerful response to the growing threat from Donald Trump has put other world leaders to shame, argues Simon Nixon
LGBT+ detainees report being harassed and experiencing suicidal thoughts, with centres failing to follow official guidelines designed to protect them
Peter Jukes looks at how an ongoing High Court case plunges us back over thirty years to two murders in south‑east London and to a nexus of corrupt police officers and private investigators
A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests
The politicians and commentators who mocked those warning about the threat posed by the US President as being “hysterical” need to face up to their own role in the calamity now unfolding, argues Adam Bienkov
A private investigator who offered to help the family of missing rugby and reality TV star Levi Davis is accused of taking possession of his iPhone and then failing to return it
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia influence scandal
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hall Hall
The levies, which are the equivalent of a parking fine, reveal the ridiculousness of attempts to prevent protesters from supporting the proscribed group, say campaigners